PERVASIVEHEALTH 2008
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    PERVASIVEHEALTH

    2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

    After the successful first year of the conference, the Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the Second International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare. Pervasive healthcare is an emerging research discipline, focusing on the development and application of pervasi…

    After the successful first year of the conference, the Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the Second International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare. Pervasive healthcare is an emerging research discipline, focusing on the development and application of pervasive and ubiquitous computing technology for healthcare and wellness. Pervasive healthcare seeks to respond to pressures towards healthcare system, arising from a number of factors, including the increased incidence of life-style related and chronic diseases, emerging consumerism in healthcare, need for empowering patients and relatives for self-care and management of their health, and need to provide seamless access for health care services, independent of time and place.

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    Editor(s): Niilo Saranummi, Ilkka Korhonen and Howard Wactlar
    Publisher
    ICST
    ISBN
    978-963-9799-14-1
    Conference dates
    30th Jan–1st Feb 2008
    Location
    Tampere, Finland
    Appeared in EUDL
    24th Nov 2011
    Appears in
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    • RFID and NFC in Healthcare: Safety of Hospitals Medication Care

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

      Antti Lahtela, Marko Hassinen, Virpi Jylha

      Abstract
      Use of information technology has become commonplace in healthcare. In an ideal world a patient always gets first class treatment and everything goes smoothly and as planned. Applications of informat…Use of information technology has become commonplace in healthcare. In an ideal world a patient always gets first class treatment and everything goes smoothly and as planned. Applications of information technology are created to help the hospital staff achieve this. However, hospital staff is often working under a heavy workload and minimal workforce. This may contribute to human error, for example, in medication that may have adverse effects on patient’s treatment.In this paper we will demonstrate how to improve patient’s safety in healthcare and especially in medication care by using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies. We will concentrate on the technologies itself and how they could be used in different parts of healthcare. Earlier research results concerning this area are also evaluated.
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    • User Acceptance of Pervasive Computing in Healthcare: Main Findings of two Case Studies

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

      Mandy Scheermesser, Hannah Kosow, Asarnusch Rashid, Dr. Carsten Holtmann

      Abstract
      The successful implementation of Pervasive Computing technologies in healthcare does not only depend on technical issues but also on acceptability and acceptance issues. In this paper we focus on fac…The successful implementation of Pervasive Computing technologies in healthcare does not only depend on technical issues but also on acceptability and acceptance issues. In this paper we focus on factors that facilitate or inhibit user acceptance of Pervasive Computing in healthcare. We present selected findings of the research project ‘PerCoMed – Pervasive Computing in Healthcare’. The project is based on two case studies in pre- and post-clinical healthcare. In the first study, the potential of Pervasive Computing technologies for the treatment of acute cardiovascular diseases is investigated, in the second case study, the potential for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is evaluated. A qualitative user acceptance analysis of the two case studies shows the following results: the main factor of user acceptance is the perceived medical usefulness. Furthermore, acceptance is strongly inhibited if data privacy or if subjective norms are violated. Usability only presents a decisive factor of acceptance if problems with usability reduce the perceived usefulness.
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    • An Open and Reconfigurable Wireless Sensor Network for Pervasive Health Monitoring

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

      A. Triantafyllidis, V. Koutkias, I. Chouvarda, N. Maglaveras

      Abstract
      Sensor networks constitute the backbone for the construction of personalized monitoring systems. Currently, a plethora of sensor networks for diverse pervasive healthcare applications has been propos…Sensor networks constitute the backbone for the construction of personalized monitoring systems. Currently, a plethora of sensor networks for diverse pervasive healthcare applications has been proposed and implemented. However, there is a significant lack of open architectures in the field, resulting in closed, non-interoperable, and difficult to extend solutions. In this context, we propose an open and reconfigurable Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for pervasive health monitoring, with particular emphasis in its easy extension with additional sensors and functionality by incorporating embedded intelligence mechanisms. We consider a generic WSN architecture comprised of diverse sensor nodes (with communication and processing capabilities) and a Mobile Base Unit (MBU) operating as the gateway between the sensors and the medical personnel, formulating this way a Body Area Network (BAN). The primary focus of this work is on the intra-BAN data communication issues, adopting SensorML as the data representation mean. Our prototype implementation illustrates the underlying design conceptualization and virtue of the proposed approach.
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    • A Pervasive Telemedicine System Exploiting the DVB-T Technology

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

      Gianmarco Angius, Danilo Pani, Luigi Raffo, Stefano Seruis, Paolo Randaccio

      Abstract
      Telemedicine is a form of remote assistance to patients unable to easily reach the hospitals. The diffusion of such systems depends both on the availability of widespread low-cost platforms and on th…Telemedicine is a form of remote assistance to patients unable to easily reach the hospitals. The diffusion of such systems depends both on the availability of widespread low-cost platforms and on the ease of use. In this paper, a DVB-T based platform for telemedicine is presented. The proposed system enables to perform simple routine exams through a low-cost Base Station connected to the patient’s DVB-T set-top box, using the remote control and the TV screen as I/O interfaces for the user. The uplink connection is used to send the results to a remote care center. The practice with such home-entertainment equipments allows even elderly people to easily exploit the proposed platform.
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    • A Software Architecture and Data Model for Community-Based Healthcare Environments

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

      Antti Sarela, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Mohan Karunanithi

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      Major changes in healthcare delivery are needed to ease the pressures caused by global increase in ageing population and prevalence of chronic diseases. Recent care initiatives address these problems…Major changes in healthcare delivery are needed to ease the pressures caused by global increase in ageing population and prevalence of chronic diseases. Recent care initiatives address these problems by delivering care in community-based settings, away from hospitals. The community care model requires that a patient’s health condition is also monitored in the home environment to allow assessment and follow-up of the health status. Our work presented in this paper aims to design a system architecture and data model that would provide efficient means to perform essential information management for ambulatory monitoring in a home health care setting. We describe a general purpose architecture and data model that is designed for collecting ambulatory data from various existing devices and systems, as well as for analyzing, storing and presenting clinically significant information to the care personnel.
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